Chinese symbol for “reversing”
逆变
nì biàn
Traditional: 逆變
reversing (e.g. electric current)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reversing is 逆变 (nì biàn), defined as: reversing (e.g. electric current).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 逆变.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逆转 (逆轉) | nì zhuǎn | to turn back; to reverse |
| 叛逆 | pàn nì | to rebel; to revolt |
| 逆向 | nì xiàng | backwards; reverse direction |
| 逆袭 (逆襲) | nì xí | to counterattack; to strike back; (neologism, attested by 2008) (of an underdog) to go on the offensive; to make an improbable comeback |
| 可逆 | kě nì | reversible; (math.) invertible |
| 逆境 | nì jìng | adversity; predicament |
| 改变 (改變) | gǎi biàn | to change; to alter |
| 变化 (變化) | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reversing”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.